Welfare
7.70. Christmas Parties were held at the two depots, financed by those who attended. Chinese New Year Children's Parties, open to children and parents of low-salaried staff, were also held on both sides of the harbour. The parties were held at the Wah Yan Colleges in Hong Kong and Kowloon, by kind permission of the headmasters and were attended by approximately 300 and 800 children respectively. These parties were organized by the staff of the depots and were financed by subscriptions from senior staff as well as by the proceeds from the sale of raffle tickets.
7.71. Three seven-a-side football teams were entered in the Governor's Cup Competition organized by the Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants Association. Twenty-six inter-departmental teams participated in the competition and one of the Waterworks teams took 4th place.
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